Radical left parties in government : the cases of SYRIZA and AKEL, Yiannos Katsourides

The Resource Radical left parties in government : the cases of SYRIZA and AKEL, Yiannos Katsourides

Radical left parties in government : the cases of SYRIZA and AKEL, Yiannos Katsourides

Resource Information

The item Radical left parties in government : the cases of SYRIZA and AKEL, Yiannos Katsourides represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Massey University Library, University of New Zealand.

This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.

This book provides a comparative analysis of how two radical left parties achieved government participation and their subsequent political experiences. In the face of the most severe and most prolonged crisis in the history of capitalism, it would be expected for radical left parties to seize the opportunity to promote their political agenda. Although reality has often confounded prognosis, two particular radical left parties – the Greek SYRIZA and the Cypriot AKEL – were elected to the highest government office. The author uses these two examples to engage with the broader question of what to expect when left-wing radicals achieve governance. This question is now of particular importance given the emergence of radical leftists in other parts of Europe, including Corbyn in the UK and Podemos in Spain. Yiannos Katsourides is Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Cyprus. He has also taught at the European University Cyprus. His previous book, The History of the Communist Party in Cyprus: Colonialism, Class and the Cypriot Left, was published in July 2014. Dr Katsourides has been awarded fellowships from the Institute of Commonwealth Studies of the University of London and the Hellenic Observatory of the London School of Economics.--

This book provides a comparative analysis of how two radical left parties achieved government participation and their subsequent political experiences. In the face of the most severe and most prolonged crisis in the history of capitalism, it would be expected for radical left parties to seize the opportunity to promote their political agenda. Although reality has often confounded prognosis, two particular radical left parties – the Greek SYRIZA and the Cypriot AKEL – were elected to the highest government office. The author uses these two examples to engage with the broader question of what to expect when left-wing radicals achieve governance. This question is now of particular importance given the emergence of radical leftists in other parts of Europe, including Corbyn in the UK and Podemos in Spain. Yiannos Katsourides is Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Cyprus. He has also taught at the European University Cyprus. His previous book, The History of the Communist Party in Cyprus: Colonialism, Class and the Cypriot Left, was published in July 2014. Dr Katsourides has been awarded fellowships from the Institute of Commonwealth Studies of the University of London and the Hellenic Observatory of the London School of Economics.--

1. Introduction -- 2. The Left and power : a historical retrospective -- 3. SYRIZA : the history of the struggle of factions -- 4. AKEL's twofold legacy -- 5. The journey to power : one step forward? -- 6. The radical left in government : two steps back? -- 7 Conclusions : what to do?

Control code

ocn961450839

Dimensions

unknown

Extent

1 online resource (181 pages)

File format

unknown

Form of item

online

Isbn

9781137588418

Lccn

2016953621

Level of compression

unknown

Quality assurance targets

not applicable

Reformatting quality

unknown

Sound

unknown sound

Specific material designation

remote

System control number

(OCoLC)961450839

Label

Radical left parties in government : the cases of SYRIZA and AKEL, Yiannos Katsourides

1. Introduction -- 2. The Left and power : a historical retrospective -- 3. SYRIZA : the history of the struggle of factions -- 4. AKEL's twofold legacy -- 5. The journey to power : one step forward? -- 6. The radical left in government : two steps back? -- 7 Conclusions : what to do?